Here's every single thing you should learn, and a little bit more, before the Sumqayıt - Sabah game!
- Sumqayıt have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Sabah have scored more than double the goals of Sumqayıt.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sumqayıt form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Sumqayıt have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Kapital Bank Arena. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
The Sumqayıt coach Baga and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Kesl FK (placed 6th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Neftci (1-2).Sumqayıt aren't scoring a lot here at Kapital Bank Arena in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. Sumqayıt have conceded 15 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sabah form and stats
Playing away, Sabah have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Impressive finishing from Ceballos secured the home win 1-0 against Sebail in their previous game.
A loss against Qarabağ was the result prior to that, in a home game.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sabah have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. Sabah have conceded 14 goals in these games. More than 50 % of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.
Head 2 Head
Sumqayıt and Sabah have played each other earlier this season: Sabah - Sumqayıt 3-0. Khachayev (Sumqayıt) was sent off when these teams previously met this season. Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Sumqayıt won five, Sabah were winners in four and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mickels 7 goals |  R. Sadikhov 4 goals | A. Isaev 4 goals |
Sumqayıt missing players
Sabah missing players
| Sumqayıt | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 89% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 75% |
| 37% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 16% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 40% |
| 26% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 22% | 25% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 12.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 12 | 12.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| 12.1 | 12.4 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Sabah have scored more than double the goals of Sumqayıt.
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sumqayıt have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sumqayıt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sumqayıt have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Sumqayıt have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Premier League
- Sumqayıt have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 31 | 46 |
| 2 | Neftci | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Zira | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Qabala | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Sabah | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 6 | Kesl FK | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Sumqayıt | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 14 |
| 8 | Sebail | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -27 | 11 |
